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Tuesday, November 17, 2009

MSU University Club

Andrew Mangan, Executive Director of the U.S. Business Council for Sustainable Development

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

MSU University Club

Robert Selig, Executive Director of the Capital Regional International Airport

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Tuesday, September 22, 2009

MSU University Club

Doug Barry, Senior International Trade Specialist with the U.S. Department of Commerce

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

106 Henry Center

Gary J. McRay, President, Foster, Swift, Collins & Smith, P.C.

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

106 Henry Center

Patricia Anderson, CEO and President, Cooperative Elevator Company

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

106 Henry Center

Bill Hamilton, President, TechSmith Corporation

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Wednesday, November 12, 2008

MSU University Club

Charles D. Fowler, President & CEO Fairmont Minerals

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

MSU University Club

Erik Magdanz
East Asia Trade Policy Officer, Bureau of Economic, Energy and Business Affairs, US Department of State

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Tuesday, September 30, 2008

MSU University Club

Jean-Pierre Novak
Vice-President, Invest in France Agency, North America

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Wednesday, April 16, 2008

MSU University Club

David M. Schnier, Senior Brazil Desk Officer, U.S. Department of State

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Thursday, March 20, 2008

MSU University Club

Thomas J. Donohue, President & CEO, U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

MSU University Club

Greg Delawie, Director, Office of Bilateral Trade Affairs, U.S. Department of State
Greg Delawie, the director of the Economic and Energy Bureau's Office of Bilateral Trade Affairs, is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service. He most recently served abroad as Deputy Chief of Mission at the US Embassy in Zagreb, Croatia. He has also served in Rome, Ankara, and Frankfurt.

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Wednesday, November 28, 2007

MSU University Club

Tom Maguire, Director/International Trade Specialist, U.S. Commerce Department

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Thursday, October 25, 2007

MSU University Club

Carrie Hall, United Nations Global Compact Office

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Tuesday, September 25, 2007

MSU University Club

Bill Sepic
CEO & President
The Lansing Regional Chamber
(http://www.lansingchamber.org)

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Friday, April 13, 2007

MSU University Club

Congressman Mike Rogers, 8th District, Michigan

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Wednesday, March 14, 2007

MSU University Club

Authentic Global Business: Dow's Philosophy of Globalization

George J. Biltz
Global Vice President of Purchasing,
The Dow Chemical Company
(http://www.dow.com/)

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Tuesday, February 13, 2007

MSU University Club

Tim Daman
Vice President, Economic Development
Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce

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Tuesday, November 21, 2006

MSU University Club

Chris Holman
Publisher, The Greater Lansing Business Monthly
Host, "Business Today with Chris Holman," WILX TV
Host, "The Chris Holman Morning Show," WILS Radio Michigan's Small Business Advocate
(www.lansingbusinessmonthly.com)

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Tuesday, October 24, 2006

MSU University Club

Bruce R. Leech
Philanthropist
Former Founder, CrossCom National, Inc.
(www.crosscomnational.com)

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Tuesday, September 26, 2006

MSU University Club

Nancy L. Bennett
General Director for Global Learning & Performance for the General Motors University Download the Power Point Presentation

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Wednesday, April 19, 2006

MSU University Club

*** WEBCAST ***

James C. Epolito
President and Chief Executive Officer, Michigan Economic Development Corporation (www.michigan.org/medc)

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Tuesday, March 28, 2006

MSU University Club

*** WEBCAST ***

Thomas D. Ogden
Executive Vice President, Global Corporate Banking, Comerica
(www.Comerica.com)

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Tuesday, February 14, 2006

MSU University Club

*** WEBCAST ***

Claes Fornell
Chairman of the Board, CFI Group
(www.cfigroup.com)

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Tuesday, November 22, 2005

MSU University Club

*** WEBCAST ***

Joseph M. Gingo
Executive Vice President, Goodyear
(www.goodyear.com)

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Tuesday, October 11, 2005

MSU University Club

*** WEBCAST ***

Doug DeVos
President, Alticor
(www.alticor.com)

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Tuesday, September 20, 2005

MSU University Club

*** WEBCAST ***

Lynn Myers
General Manager, Pontiac-GMC Division

macilroy_john
Tuesday, April 12, 2005

MSU University Club

*** WEBCAST ***

John "Mac" MacIlroy
President and CEO of Michigan Manufacturers Association (MMA)

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Tuesday, March 22, 2005

MSU University Club

*** WEBCAST ***

Timothy J. O'Donovan
President and CEO of Wolverine World Wide, Inc.

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Tuesday, February 8, 2005

MSU University Club

*** WEBCAST ***

Sten Sjöberg
President and CEO of SSAB HardTech, Inc., a subsidiary of the Swedish Steel Group

Tuesday, November 9, 2004

MSU University Club

Gil A. Pezza
Vice President - International Business Development, Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC)

Tuesday, October 12, 2004

MSU University Club

Nick Ashill
Victoria University of New Wellington, New Zealand

Tuesday, September 14, 2004

MSU University Club

*** WEBCAST ***

Dean R. Johnson
Chairman of the Board, Shanti, Inc.

Tuesday, April 13, 2004

MSU University Club

Nabina Shrestha
Micro-Enterprise Officer United Nations Development Programme Nepal

Tuesday, March 16, 2004

MSU University Club

David J. Closs
John H. McConnell Chaired Professor in Business Administration at Michigan State University

Tuesday, February 10, 2004

MSU University Club

Lonnie J. King
Dean MSU College of Veterinary Medicine

Tuesday, November 11, 2003

MSU University Club

Amin Alexander Tejani
Director Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce

Tuesday, October 7, 2003

MSU University Club

*** WEBCAST ***

Jorge Gonzalez
Chairman of the Department of Economics, Trinity University, San Antonio, TX

Tuesday, September 9, 2003

MSU University Club

Marietta Baba
Dean of the MSU College of Social Science

Thursday, April 3, 2003

MSU University Club

*** WEBCAST ***

Lynn Upshaw
Brand/Marketing Strategist Upshaw and Associates San Rafael, California

Tuesday, March 18, 2003

MSU University Club

John Pearson
Vice President and Executive Director Capital Choice Partnership Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce

Tuesday, February 11, 2003

MSU University Club

*** WEBCAST ***

Tom Quinn
International Trade Officer Canadian Consulate General, Detroit

Tuesday, November 12, 2002

MSU University Club

Gladson Remos
Director of Business Development Caco Pacifi c Corporation

Tuesday, October 8, 2002

MSU University Club

Richard Corson
Director of the Pontiac U.S. Export Assistance Center of the U.S. Commercial Service

Tuesday, September 10, 2002

MSU University Club

Carl Liedholm
MSU Department of Economics

Tuesday, April 9, 2002

MSU University Club

Bruce Keillor
The University of Akron

Tuesday, March 12, 2002

MSU University Club

Peter Lyon
Director of Staffing, Marketing and Sales, The Dow Chemical Company

Wednesday, February 13, 2002

MSU University Club

S. Tamer Cavusgil
Founding Executive Director MSU-CIBER
Tomas Hult
Director
Irem Kiyak
Assistant Director
Michael Reed
Systems Analyst

Thursday, November 8, 2001

MSU University Club

John Riesenberger
Executive Vice President of Shaw Science Partners

Thursday, October 11, 2001

MSU University Club

Rad Jones
Criminal Justice Department at Michigan State University

Tuesday, April 10, 2001

MSU University Club

Immigration Law in the 21st Century"

Linda Truitt
J.D., Shareholder, Butzel Long, Detroit

Tuesday, March 20, 2001

MSU University Club

The Canada-US Economy: A Study in Integration

John Lang
Consul and Senior Trade Commissioner, Canadian Consulate General

Tuesday, February 6, 2001

MSU University Club

Pervez Ghauri
Professor of Marketing and International Business at the University of Groningen, The Netherlands

Tuesday, January 9, 2001

MSU University Club

China Update: Opportunities and Challenges for Michigan Businesses

Yvonne Warmbrier-Ramp
Managing Director of the State of Michigan China Office

Ms. Warmbrier-Ramp will lead a frank discussion of the changes, opportunities, and challenges facing Michigan businesses as China prepares entry into the World Trade Organization